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Lost Phone - needto replace ASAP, is upgrade early possible etc

  • 19-10-2007 1:59pm
    #1
    Hmm_Messiah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,964 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I got a contract phone with Meteor last December , and lost it yesterday ( in a store who I've checked with twice since so am guessing its gone )

    i rang meteor and a chap said I could not advance the upgrade offer by the 7 weeks

    I went into the local meteor store and they said I should be able to if I agree to get the phone only and not apply any of the other offers (free texts etc)

    Has any one experience of doing this - should I ring and look for a supervisor or what ?

    If its not possible I would guess maybe I could get a pay as you go until the time is up ?

    if any one has suggestions it would be great - I am under pressure at work re surfing and ringing people, and the reason its urgent is my mum gets panicky if shes not able to reach me 9 she lives alone and s not in great health , the mobile is great re-assuranc, e.g even when i am abroad )

    many thanks


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  • #2
    culabula88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭culabula88


    Just get a meteor pay as you go upgrade - get one of the phones on the website - maybe the cheap one for 59e and give somebody else the imei number of the phone so that they can get the free credit. eg Nokia 2626 for 59e should tie you over.

    https://onlinestore.meteor.ie/products/upgrades.asp

    The pre pay handset will still work with you even though you are post pay / bill pay.


  • #3
    culabula88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭culabula88


    Alternatively you could ring them up or go into the store and look for the bill pay upgrade - on a Friday they will be fairly busy and doubt they will have time to deal with you properly.

    you could threaten that you will go to another operator. If you are out of contract in seven weeks you could change now and just pay them the 7 weeks.


  • #4
    Hmm_Messiah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,964 ✭✭✭Hmm_Messiah


    rang twice they weren't really much help

    when I said I could change operator and get much reduced price they said yes you could do that"

    I think maybe best option let the two months run with them and in the mean time get one of their sim for use is an unlocked fone ?

    thaks for the help anyways


  • #5
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    culabula88 wrote: »
    Just get a meteor pay as you go upgrade - get one of the phones on the website - maybe the cheap one for 59e and give somebody else the imei number of the phone so that they can get the free credit. eg Nokia 2626 for 59e should tie you over.

    https://onlinestore.meteor.ie/products/upgrades.asp

    The pre pay handset will still work with you even though you are post pay / bill pay.

    Don't you have to make a chargable call in the handset with the SIM you want to register the credit to with Meteor? Or has this gone now?
    culabula88 wrote: »
    Alternatively you could ring them up or go into the store and look for the bill pay upgrade - on a Friday they will be fairly busy and doubt they will have time to deal with you properly.

    you could threaten that you will go to another operator. If you are out of contract in seven weeks you could change now and just pay them the 7 weeks.

    I don't see how going in when they're busy is going to get you an upgrade any quicker?

    As for the other operator, if he's not spending much money it might not be worth Meteors time.


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